Gopala Krishna Yadavalli MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases
72 East Concord Street | (617) 638-6515gky@bu.edu
gopal.yadavalli@bmc.org
Sections
Infectious Diseases
Biography
Gopal Yadavalli, MD, FACP, earned his BS in Science from Penn State University and his MD from Jefferson Medical College. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at University Hospitals of Cleveland, where he also served as Chief Resident.
He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medicine, and Program Director for the Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Yadavalli’s clinical expertise focuses on general infectious diseases, with a particular interest in HIV medicine, health equity, and global health.
Dr. Yadavalli is a passionate educator and mentor and a national leader in medical education. He served as Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Boston Medical Center from 2011 to 2023 and has been Vice Chair for Education since 2017. He has served as Councilor for the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) and as Chair of the Wellness Committee for the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM). He is currently an At-Large Member for the Training Program Director Community of Practice Leadership Work Group of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
In addition to his clinical and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Yadavalli is deeply committed to promoting diversity and equity in medicine. He chairs the Department of Medicine’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Week Committee and served as the inaugural Program Director for the Ravin Davidoff Executive Fellowship in Health Equity at Boston Medical Center.
Dr. Yadavalli is the recipient of several awards in recognition of his excellence in teaching and leadership, including the Program Leadership Award from Boston Medical Center, The Robert Dawson Evans Special Recognition Teaching Award from the Department of Medicine, Induction to Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Society, and the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Education
Medicine, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Science, BS, Pennsylvania State University
Publications
Govindraj R, Binda DD, Harris AC, Ananthakrishnan S, McGrath ME, Kuohung W, Hsu TY, Siegel J, Yadavalli G. Responding to Interprofessional Microaggressions: Bystander Training-A Virtual Simulation Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents. MedEdPORTAL. 2024; 20:11435. PMID: 39290215.
Published on 2/12/2020Kaadan MI, Dennis M, Desai N, Yadavalli G, Lederer P. One Health Education for Future Physicians: A Case Report of Cat-Transmitted Sporotrichosis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Mar; 7(3):ofaa049. PMID: 32154323.
Published on 9/29/2017Noronha C, Chaudhry S, Chacko K, McGarry K, Agrawal A, Yadavalli G, Shalaby M. X + Y Scheduling Models in Internal Medicine Residency Programs: A National Survey of Program Directors' Perspectives. Am J Med. 2018 Jan; 131(1):107-114. PMID: 28970031.
Published on 12/1/2011Hirsch AA, Compan A, Lawrence RH, Briggs JM, Yadavalli GK, Fuller MA. Pilot study to assess subjective and objective reporting of potential adverse drug reactions in older versus younger HIV-infected patients using antiretroviral therapy. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2012 Sep-Oct; 23(5):397-408. PMID: 22137548.
Published on 6/7/2011Rodriguez B, Bazdar DA, Funderburg N, Asaad R, Luciano AA, Yadavalli G, Kalayjian RC, Lederman MM, Sieg SF. Frequencies of FoxP3+ naive T cells are related to both viral load and naive T cell proliferation responses in HIV disease. J Leukoc Biol. 2011 Sep; 90(3):621-8. PMID: 21653240.
Published on 11/10/2009Yassin M, Yadavalli GK, Alvarado N, Bonomo RA. Streptococcus anginosus (Streptococcus milleri Group) Pyomyositis in a 50-Year-Old Man with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature. Infection. 2010 Feb; 38(1):65-8. PMID: 19904493.
Published on 3/1/2008Lalezari J, Yadavalli GK, Para M, Richmond G, Dejesus E, Brown SJ, Cai W, Chen C, Zhong J, Novello LA, Lederman MM, Subramanian GM. Safety, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral activity of HGS004, a novel fully human IgG4 monoclonal antibody against CCR5, in HIV-1-infected patients. J Infect Dis. 2008 Mar 1; 197(5):721-7. PMID: 18266604.
Published on 6/21/2007Eckstein BC, Adams DA, Eckstein EC, Rao A, Sethi AK, Yadavalli GK, Donskey CJ. Reduction of Clostridium Difficile and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus contamination of environmental surfaces after an intervention to improve cleaning methods. BMC Infect Dis. 2007; 7:61. PMID: 17584935.
Published on 7/1/2005Yadavalli GK, Chien JW, Wener KM, Devecchio JL, Gupta S, Salata RA, Lee JH, Caldeira C, Auletta JJ, Heinzel FP. Interleukin 12 and interferon-gamma synthetic deficiency is associated with dendritic cell cytopenia after cardiac surgery. Shock. 2005 Jul; 24(1):26-33. PMID: 15988317.
Published on 2/1/2004Hamza NS, Lisgaris M, Yadavalli G, Nadeau L, Fox R, Fu P, Lazarus HM, Koc ON, Salata RA, Laughlin MJ. Kinetics of myeloid and lymphocyte recovery and infectious complications after unrelated umbilical cord blood versus HLA-matched unrelated donor allogeneic transplantation in adults. Br J Haematol. 2004 Feb; 124(4):488-98. PMID: 14984500.